Friend Community Dd is a dam located in Finney County, Kansas, built in 1970. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 31 ft31 ft tall and 3,620 ft long, taller than 72% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.
About Friend Community Dd
The primary purpose of Friend Community Dd is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Kansas Dept of Transportation (local government). It impounds the White Women Creek-tr.
The dam stands 31 feet tall and stretches 3,620 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 1,100 acre-feet. Completed in 1970, the structure is well into its service life at over 50 years old.
This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.
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Location
| State | Kansas |
| County | Finney |
| River/Stream | White Women Creek-tr |
| Coordinates | 38.24665, -101.07184 |
Physical Characteristics
| NID Height | 31 ft |
| Dam Height | 31 ft |
| Dam Length | 3,620 ft |
| Year Completed | 1970 (56 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 1,100 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 1,100 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 111 acre-ft |
| Max Discharge | 3,500 cfs |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Flood Risk Reduction |
| Owner | Kansas Dept of Transportation |
| Owner Type | Local Government |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | KS00724 |
| Federal ID | KS00724 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |